In addition to monthly reminders to use Microsoft Edge and Microsoft 365, Windows 11 now recommends using OneDrive. A recent Windows Update triggers a full-screen pop-up for OneDrive, which looks like the OOBE (out-of-the-box experience) that typically pops up when you install Windows 11 for the first time.

First spotted by Windows Latest, Windows 11 has a new pop-up titled “Let’s back up your files,” which appears automatically when you start your PC.

It’s worth noting that OneDrive’s free storage is limited to 5GB, so you need to buy storage to use the Windows Backup feature. It isn’t practically possible to backup your complete PC to OneDrive in the long run unless you have empty folders.

Also, if you do manage to skip the OneDrive pop-up when booting Windows, you’ll see another notification that warns your PC that it is not fully backed up with an alert icon.

It isn’t possible to pause or remove these alerts and full-screen pop-ups in Windows 11 if you live outside the European Union.

  • kingthrillgore
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    204 months ago

    Man they’re really making the case for me to keep using Windows 10

      • Alphane Moon
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        114 months ago

        I am willing to bet they won’t stop security updates for W10 next year.

      • @Gutek8134
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        54 months ago

        I hope Steam OS 3 will be officially supported by then, it’ll be a nice advertising campaign from Micro

        • Aniki 🌱🌿
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          54 months ago

          You don’t need valve to game on Linux, they just help a whole lot.

          • @linearchaos
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            34 months ago

            We don’t need valve to game on Linux but a lot of people still do.